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#4E1122

#4e1122 ≈ Tyrian Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e1122 is a color from the rose family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.67% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 56.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 343.28°, with 64.21% saturation and 18.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023c), ΔE 8.94.

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Web safe#660033
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Relative luminance0.0214

Complementary

  1. #4e1122
  2. #114e3d

Split complementary

  1. #4e1122
  2. #114e1f
  3. #11414e

Analogous

  1. #4e1141
  2. #4e1122
  3. #4e1f11

Triadic

  1. #4e1122
  2. #224e11
  3. #11224e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1122
  2. #4e3d11
  3. #114e3d
  4. #11224e

Square

  1. #4e1122
  2. #414e11
  3. #114e3d
  4. #1f114e

Monochromatic

  1. #110407
  2. #110407
  3. #4e1122
  4. #8d1f3d
  5. #cc2c59

Shades

#4e1122 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1122
  2. #460f1f
  3. #3e0e1b
  4. #370c18
  5. #2f0a14
  6. #270911
  7. #1f070e
  8. #17050a
  9. #100307
  10. #080203
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1122 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1122
  2. #602938
  3. #71414e
  4. #835864
  5. #95707a
  6. #a78891
  7. #b8a0a7
  8. #cab8bd
  9. #dccfd3
  10. #ede7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1122 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1122
  2. #531c2b
  3. #582735
  4. #5d323e
  5. #623d48
  6. #674951
  7. #6c545a
  8. #715f64
  9. #766a6d
  10. #7b7577
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2126 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #202022 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #302d21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #560518 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #381b22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e2421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #530b1c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1122 {
  color: #4e1122;
}
Background
.bg-4e1122 {
  background-color: #4e1122;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1122 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1122;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1122;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 17 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 64% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1122 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1122, #4e1f11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1122 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 17 34 / 0.35);
}

#66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.94 #722f37 Wine ΔE 9.65 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 9.87 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 10.14 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 11.32 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.39 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 12.03 #b1eedd Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Tyrian Purple
#4e1122  rgb(78, 17, 34)  hsl(343, 64%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#114e3d  rgb(17, 78, 61)  hsl(163, 64%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#224e11  rgb(34, 78, 17)  hsl(103, 64%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#11224e  rgb(17, 34, 78)  hsl(223, 64%, 19%)  Oxford Blue